Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Purpose:
Learners will investigate the five themes of geography as applicable to Europe, discover traditional examples of culture, and illustrate the impact of non-profit philanthropic organizations in selected European countries.
Duration:
Five Forty-Five Minute Class Periods
Objectives:
The learner will:
- replicate a geo-political map of Europe, citing political boundaries, resources, major transportation routes and population centers.
- discover and identify key needs that non-profit organizations address in selected nations.
- research cultural traditions of a selected European nation and describe how they have affected the development of philanthropy and stewardship in these countries.
- compare/contrast the development of philanthropy and stewardship between newly emerging democracies in Europe with established democracies.
Materials:
- Paper & pencil
- Encyclopedias
- Atlases
- Technology - i.e., the Internet
- Poster boards to prepare maps
- Local school geography and history texts
- T-Chart for Comparing Two Countries (Attachment One)
Instructional Procedure(s):
Anticipatory Set:
Obtain the video "Fall of the Berlin Wall," a Warner Home Video, Oct. 24, 1990, available at Amazon.com and library collections. Show and discuss the video with your learners. Develop the history of the Cold War and the division of Europe between democracies and Communist regimes. Explore with your class the nations that were freed as a result of the Berlin wall coming down. As an outcome of the video and discussions, prepare a T list of established democracies before 1985 and new democracies after 1985. Post this list on the board for use in the instructional sequence.
Divide students into two teams. One team will research and report on long standing democracies in Europe and the other group will research and report on newly emerging democracies in Europe and their cultural traditions (see Bibliographical References for sources).
- TEAM 1: Each learner will select a nation of Europe from the list of old established democracies. They will investigate and demonstrate knowledge of two trends of their chosen country that affected the development of philanthropic organizations. Pollution in Britain, for example, or volcanic eruptions in Italy and Sicily are just two themes that could be developed.
- Analyze the relationship between these trends and the key issues involved in the establishment of stewardship and philanthropic organizations.
- Each learner is to prepare an individual report of his or her findings.
- Each learner is to be responsible for preparing a map of his/her nation, showing where the problems were and the philanthropy that was provided. Each map is to include boundaries, geo-political features, transportation routes and population centers.
- TEAM 2: Each member is to select a nation from the list of newly emerging democracies and the relationship between public and private sectors in the formation of stewardship and the establishment of philanthropic organizations.
- Each learner is to prepare an individual report of his or her findings.
- Each learner is to be responsible for preparing a map on poster paper of his or her nation showing where the problems were and the philanthropy that was provided.
Culminating Activity:
- Pair one learner from Team A with a member of Team B. Give each pair a T chart, Attachment One: T-Chart for Comparing Two Countries and have them fill in a comparison/contrast for each of their nations.
- Each pair presents their report and shares the poster maps they have prepared.
Assessment:
- Evaluate Attachment One: T-Chart for Comparing Two Countries, reports written by learners, teacher observations, team participation.
- Evaluate poster maps using Attachment Two: Assessment Rubric for Creating a Poster
- For rubric on oral presentation, use Attachment Three: Rubric for an Oral Presentation.
Bibliographical References:
- Smith, Bradford, Sylvia Shue, Jennifer Lisa Vest, and Joseph Villared. Philanthropy in Communities of Color. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1999.
- Warner Home Video. Fall of the Berlin Wall. October 1990. ASIN:6301817910
- Association of Voluntary Service Organizations. www.avso.org Information about European philanthropy in each nation.
- Germany: German Charities Institute http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany
- Denmark: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark
- Great resource - CIVICUS is an international organization committed to strengthening civil society throughout the world. http://civicus.org/civicus-home
Lesson Developed By:
Christine JensenGrand Rapids Public Schools
Sibley Elementary School Building
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Handouts:
Handout 1Print Handout 1
T-Chart for Comparing Two Countries
Comparison of ________________and _________________The Development of Stewardship and Philanthropic Organizations
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Problem 1: Brief history, causes etc.
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Problem 1: Brief history, causes etc. |
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How it is being or has been eased?
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How it is being or has been eased? |
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Problem 2: Brief history, causes etc.
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Problem 2: Brief history, causes etc. |
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How is it being or has been eased?
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How is it being or has been eased? |
Handout 2Print Handout 2
Assessment Rubric for Creating a Poster
| 4 Points | Poster is organized around a theme from the country each team researched and presented. The map is accurately drawn, shows creativity and has no errors in spelling or grammar. The illustrations accurately depict the theme. The structure and purpose of stewardship efforts and philanthropic organizations is shown clearly throughout the theme of the poster. |
| 3 Points | Poster is organized around a theme from the country each team researched and presented. It shows some creativity, but contains spelling and grammatical errors. The illustrations reflect the theme. The structure of stewardship efforts and philanthropic organizations is not shown clearly throughout the poster. Map poster is accurately drawn. |
| 2 Points | Poster has a theme but is poorly organized. The illustrations are poorly done. It contains several spelling and grammatical errors. The depiction of stewardship efforts and philanthropic organization is not shown throughout the poster. |
| 1 Point | Poster contains no recognizable theme. It contains many spelling and grammatical errors. There is an attempt at depicting the structure and function of philanthropic organizations, but does not do so in an effective manner. There is very little creativity shown in the poster. |
| 0 Points | Poster is not completed and submitted for evaluation. |
Handout 3Print Handout 3
Rubric for an Oral Presentation
| 4 Points | The team's oral presentation is clear and concise. The speaker(s) know the material well and maintain good eye contact with the audience. Learners demonstrate content knowledge in both social studies and philanthropy. Philanthropy vocabulary is used. |
| 3 Points | The team's oral presentation is concise, but is not clearly spoken. Content knowledge in both social studies and philanthropy are demonstrated. Eye contact with the audience is not consistent. |
| 2 Points | The team's oral presentation demonstrates partial understanding of social studies and philanthropy content. |
| 1 Point | An attempt was made but not sufficiently demonstrative of social studies or philanthropy content. |
| 0 Points | The oral presentation is poorly organized. The speaker(s) do not have enough material to continue the presentation. |
Unit Contents:
Overview:Around the World Summary
Lessons:
- 1.
- Traditions—Our World and Philanthropy
- 2.
- Our Journey Begins Close to Home—The Americas
- 3.
- Africa—The Great Southland
- 4.
- Australia, Land of the Outback
- 5.
- Philanthropy in Europe
- 6.
- Asian Fusion
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